WillMontu Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Two weeks ago, Erik and I headed down to Universal Orlando for the day, being the first visit since the Harry Potter soft opening. This time the weather was much cooler (and much more bearable). Crowds in the Studios were moderate (about a 25-30 minute wait for Rocket), 15 for Mummy, 5 for MIB, 15 for E.T. IOA was significantly more crowded for obvious reasons, with an hour wait just to get into WWHP. We came back later in the day to get our Dragons fix and ride Forbidden Journey. While most rides do not make sick, being a motion simulator, I found Forbidden Journey, to make me slightly nauseous. The later hours for IOA gave the opportunity for a few good night shots. I'm not feeling creative today in the captions department, so please bear with me. Both parks were decked out for the Christmas season. Here we have Curious George filling in for King Kong And speaking of King Kong (or at least Kong's old location), Garfield looks a bit out of place. Over at the studios, Triceratops Encounter had re-opened, though there are no guarantees that it will remain open Triceratops Encounter Wizarding World of Harry Potter was at capacity, with a queuing area set up in Jurassic Park We'll come back later, when there's breathing room. The 2010 Grinch show. The entrance is in Seuss landing, with a pathway going over to the Studios Santa? Is that you? Fast forward a few hours, and crowds have let up a little HRRRRRRRR with its LED lighting setup The Christmas shop is lit up as expected, though most of the year the park closes before dark. Seuss Landing Green Eggs and Ham was open for a change Still crowded, but the line was gone The sign for Forbidden Journey with a "magic" lighting effect. Queue was around 15 minutes, single rider line even less Doing the "castle tour" and bringing the DSLR allowed for some good queue shots, without having to hold up the line DADA class The attention to detail is impressive Loading area Be sure to bow to the hippogriff The shop windows are lit up at night The owlery I like the way this one came out The low clouds and light from the ground resulted in this almost daylight like shot Another look at Seuss Landing Thank you for reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopLover Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Wow! Nice night shots! I think the last one looking up the Lighthouse tower of IOA is the coolest! I would hate to have to queue to get into an area of a park though.....that said it looks worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenaapple1974 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Great shots! Thank you for posting! That is the camera I was debating on when I purchased my D40x. We went specifically at night to get night shots. I then got a D90 & two new lenses this year. I cannot wait to go back, especially at night because it has better low light capabilities. (my f1.8 & f2.8 lenses sure don't hurt!! lol) I just hope that WWHP isn't as crowded when I am there. I am not so sure I want to brave the crowds... I am going to be there from 6/30 through 7/9 next year. Last time we went the same week, and there were like no lines at all! Manta had the biggest line at about 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Starr Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing! Potterville always manages to look amazing at night, even when it's crowded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
live2tell75 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Will, these came out great. I've got to get a better camera, especially one that takes good photos at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Very nice. I really loved Rockit at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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